Accessible DVD releases for January 2013

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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 09:36am

During January Media Access Australia found 23 movies on the new-release entertainment shelves at our local DVD store that were audio described and captioned, out of 71 in total.

Distributors Eagle, Paramount, Madman, Reel, Shock and Sony Universal all had titles released internationally with either captions or subtitles that were not released in Region 4, a market which includes Australia, New Zealand, South America and Oceania. The Madman title of Your Sister’s Sister was released in Australia without audio description but had audio description for its Region 2 (UK) release.

The titles with both audio description and captions are:

  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
  • Bait
  • The Bourne Legacy
  • Brave
  • Chernobyl Diaries
  • Dark Knight Rises
  • The Expendables 2
  • Fire With Fire
  • Hope Springs
  • Hotel Transylvania
  • Ice Age 4
  • LOL
  • Lockout
  • Madagascar 3
  • Moonrise Kingdom
  • Resident Evil: Retribution
  • The Sapphires
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
  • Ted
  • Think Like a Man
  • Total Recall (2012)
  • Universal Soldier 4
  • The Watch

These titles and more can be found in our audio described DVD database.

Find out how to identify a DVD that has access features.


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